Public Safety

Santa Fe
Whole Hog Café and Catering, 320 S. Guadalupe St.
Date Inspected: May 12
Violations: One moderate-risk violation. Chlorine test strips were not available for the dishwasher (corrected). One of the light bulbs in the walk-in cooler does not have shield. Some area ceilings by dishwasher areas are cracked and tiles are loose.
Status of Establishment: Approved. No follow up required.

Police and fire responded to a single car accident on N.M. 502 involving a single car Monday evening. According to eyewitnesses, the driver careened off the median after losing control of her car. Her injuries were minor lacerations to her face. She was taken to the Los Alamos Medical Center for treatment.

A dashboard camera video shows Cpl. James Keane of the Los Alamos Police Department helping a resident out of his burning home last week.
Keane, who was on patrol in North Mesa May 15, spotted the smoke coming from the home in Tsikamu Village and notified the county’s dispatch center.
“Cpl. Keane then proceeded to the residence and located a two Los Alamos citizens that had breached a raised glass door trying to gain access to a 57 year old male that was still inside the residence,” said a press release from the LAPD today. “Cpl. Keane radioed that person(s) were inside the residence.”
According to the video, Keane entered the building and aided Nat Farnham, one of the residents of the home, to the edge of a glass doorway where he and other nearby residents helped pull Farnham out.
“I want to commend the citizens, Cpl. James Keane and (Los Alamos Fire Department) for their quick action during this emergency,” said LAPD Commander Oliver Morris.
See Cpl. Keane's dashboard camera video below.

Police Beat items are compiled from public information contained in Los Alamos Police Department Records. Charges or citations listed in Police Beat do not imply innocence or guilt. The Los Alamos Police Department uses the term “arrest” to define anyone who has been physically arrested, served a court summons, or issued a citation.

May 14

7:14 a.m. — Phillip Thomason, 22, of Jemez Springs was arrested through a magistrate court bench warrant at the University of New Mexico. The original charge was possession of a controlled substance, Nov. 26, 2014.

May 16

Patricia MacMillan, 31, of Los Alamos was arrested through a warrant from another jurisdiction at the Los Alamos police station.

May 17

1:39 a.m. — A 17-year-old Los Alamos female was arrested for marijuana possession (less than one ounce) at West Road.

1:39 a.m. — A 17-year-old Los Alamos female was arrested for marijuana possession (less than one ounce) at West Road.

1:39 a.m. — A 17-year-old Los Alamos female was arrested for marijuana possession (less than one ounce) at West Road.

1:39 a.m. — A 16-year-old Los Alamos male was arrested for marijuana possession (less than one ounce) at West Road.

The Los Alamos Police Department has released its annual report, which is packed with some revealing statistics that make for a fairly interesting snapshot of Los Alamos in 2014.
The report is available online to the public through the department’s website, losalamosnm.us/police.
While property crime continues to rise, and continued to rise into the first quarter of 2014 overall, Los Alamos remains one of the safest communities in the nation, according to the police department’s latest statistics.
“The community continued to benefit from a relatively low crime rate, making Los Alamos County one of the safest communities in the nation,” said LAPD Chief Dino Sgambellone in the report. “While violent crime fell 37 percent to 28, total Part One crimes, property crime rose 17 percent to 179, largely due to vehicles and homes left unsecured. Our overall investigative clearance rate remained outstanding at 63 percent.”
The 32-page report is fairly comprehensive, providing a clear window into how the department is working to reduce drug abuse and domestic violence.
In 2014, the department organized a forum that helped make the public aware of just how extensive the abuse of illegal drugs and trafficking is in the community, especially among young people.

Los Alamos police officer Cpl. Brent Hudspeth was promoted to sergeant yesterday at the Los Alamos Magistrate Court. As friends colleagues and family looked on, Magistrate Court Judge Pat Casados swore him in. At the ceremony, LAPD Chief Dino Sgambellone said that he was glad to see that one of the police shifts was “going to be led by an exceptional officer.”

In late February, police responded to an alleged domestic dispute happening inside one of the rooms at a local hotel.
When police arrived at the room, suspects Rebecca Meagan Redondo, 30, and Samuel J. Nasise, wouldn’t let the two officers in at first, and police reported that Nasise kept yelling at them through the door.
The incident occurred at the Comfort Inn and Suites on Trinity Drive.
“He continually used profanity and yelled in a loud tone,” said police in their report.
Eventually, the couple was persuaded to open the door and they made entry. As they were separating the two in an attempt to get their stories straight about what happened, Nasise started struggling with one of the officers and Redondo attempted to join the struggle, but was held back by the other officer.
“I held onto Redondo and tried to calm her down,” said one of the officers in the report. “While I was doing this I observed (the other officer) begin to struggle with Mr. Nasise and I observed them go to the floor of the room.”
The officer then went to the assistance of the officer struggling with Nasise. When Nasise got back on his feet and hit the officer trying to help his partner in the face.

Police Beat items are compiled from public information contained in Los Alamos Police Department Records. Charges or citations listed in Police Beat do not imply innocence or guilt. The Los Alamos Police Department uses the term “arrest” to define anyone who has been physically arrested, server a court summons, or issued a citation.

May 7
8:45 a.m. — A 17-year-old Los Alamos teen was arrested on a charge of unlawful use of a telephone at the Los Alamos Police Department.

1:33 p.m. — Daniel Yamada, 32, of Los Alamos was arrested on a charge of possession of a controlled substance at the Los Alamos Police Department.

2:34 p.m. — A 52-year-old Santa Fe man reported to police he was the victim of breaking and entering at Trinity Drive.

6:39 p.m. — A 54-year-old Los Alamos woman reported to police that someone had tampered with her vehicle on Walnut Street.

Los Alamos Fire Department crews had to extricate one of two occupants of a house through a window during a structure fire this morning.
A single-structure fire broke out on North Mesa. Fire crews responded to a call for a house fire at approximately 9 a.m.
A house caught fire on Cheyenne Avenue from the interior, but LAFD officials said the cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Of the two occupants, one was able to get out under their own power, but the other needed assistance from the crews.
LAFD spokesman Justin Grider said the occupants were taken to Los Alamos Medical Center for observation. An eyewitness on the scene said the occupant aided out by fire crews appeared to be coherent and was talking to emergency personnel prior to being taken away by ambulance.
Along with the two occupants, firefighters also successfully rescued three dogs from the home.
Grider said at the arrival of the first crews on-scene, firefighters took a “defensive” position, but once the crews got a hold of the fire and were sure it wouldn’t spread to nearby houses, firefighters took a more aggressive tact — the home is located on a cul-de-sac in close proximity to two other homes.
Despite the offensive approach crews took, there was still significant damage to the interior of the home.